Window refrigerator



Aug. 2, 1927.

Filed Fb. 9, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 1,637,460 8- 1927' J. c. ,SPARROW WINDOW REFRIGERATOR Filed Feb. 9, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Aug. 2, 1927.

TENT omen j name e JOSEPH o. SPARROW, or CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WINDOW REFRIGERATOR.

Application filed February 9, 1925. Serial No. 7,792.

My invention relates to window refrigerators, by which I mean box-like receptacles to be fitted into the inner sashgroove ofa windowsframe with theiinner sash resting upon its top, or in the outside groove with 1 said sash lowered, extending outwardly from the house, and accessible from the insingle unitary box-like receptacle, non-ex I taken upon the plane indicated tensible laterally and whose front or inner side or wall was formed by a hinged door.

l/Vhen the device is used in a'window frame of greater lateral dimension than the receptacle, it was necessary to fill in the blank space so formed by means of a separate sheet or strip of metal, wood, or the like, which procedure has been found oftentimes inconvenient and awkward. y

The object of my inventionis to provide a refrigerator of the above-described general type which will embody a cooling receptacle of fixed dimensions, having a front or inner door accessible from the interior,

provided with means for varying the lateral dimension of the device whereby it may be fitted in any ordinary window frame, and at the same time completely fill the window space laterally, thereby avoiding the necessity of using the previously described extra strip. I 1 e I The said invention consists of a structure hereinafter fully described and pointed out in the claim.

r In the annexed drawing:

Figure 1 represents a front view of a window refrigerator embodying my invention.

Fig. 2 represents a horizontal section by line II-II, Fig. 1.' i

Fig. 8 represents a transverse I sect on taken upon the plane indicated by line 111411,. Fig. 1. I

Fig. 4 represents a section taken upon the plane indicated by line Ive-IV, Fig.

1, and I Fig. 5 representsa perspective view of the said devlce.

' fixed dimensions.

particularly As shown in the illustrated embodiment of my-invention, my improved refrigerator comprises two elements, a sheet-metal main 1 member-1, andan auxiliary or lateral sheet metal member 2. Member 1 is of rectangular form, and: is provided with a top wall 3, a bottom wall 4;, two end walls5. and 5, and a back wall 6, all fixed relatively to each other so as to form a cooling space of The front or inner wall is formed by a door 7 hinged at the bottom and swinging inwardly of the frame, a suitable latch 8 being provided which 'detachably engagesa fixed angle 9, .for holding the door in its closed position.

This door therefore, when closed, forms with the top, bottom and end walls of the main member, a completely enclosed cooling space of fixed dimensions.

The end wall 5 has its front edge portion provided with a vertical head 10 which en gages the window groove (not shown), as will be understood.

Telescoping with the other end portion of the main member is the previously mentioned auxiliary lateral member 2. This member 2 is substantially the same depth as member 1, but just .sufliciently greater in depth so as to fit and slide upon the outside thereof, as shown in Figs. 2 and 1. The top and bottom front edge port-ions of member 1 are formed with the beads, 11 and 12 respectively, into which similar beads, 13 and '14 formed upon the front top and bottom edge portions respectively of member 2, fit

and slide, as will be understood.

Member2 is open in front and'has the single lateral wall 15,'the front edge portion-of which is provided with a bead 16 adapted to fit on the other frame groove ,(not shown).

It will be noted from the above description, that the refrigerator is adjustable and may hencebe fitted'todifferent sized window frames, that at all times the window opening which receives therefrigerator is completely closed, so as to exclude the out side air, and that a cooling compartment is at the same time provided, which may be completely closed by the door.

What I claim is: I A wmdow refrigerator comprising a main window each other, and a, door adapted to form a main membely and having its frontopen.

member consisting of a rectangular receptaed to Vary the lateral dimensions of the recle lmvinga top,a bottom, back and two end frigeretor, said slicloble member having :1 Walls all relatively fixed with relation to clepthjsubstantially the some as that of said 10 complete front of suchmember; ancln later- Signeclrby methis 27th clay of January, ally positioned member sliclably mounted on 1925. 7

the exterior of said main member and adapt V JOSEPH C. SPARROW. 

